First Foundation (FFWM) Competitors $5.23 +0.05 (+0.97%) As of 06/27/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsFinancialsSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FFWM vs. CUBI, PWP, CLBK, MBIN, WULF, CMPO, PGY, VBTX, CCB, and TFINShould you be buying First Foundation stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Foundation include Customers Bancorp (CUBI), Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP), Columbia Financial (CLBK), Merchants Bancorp (MBIN), TeraWulf (WULF), CompoSecure (CMPO), Pagaya Technologies (PGY), Veritex (VBTX), Coastal Financial (CCB), and Triumph Financial (TFIN). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. First Foundation vs. Its Competitors Customers Bancorp Perella Weinberg Partners Columbia Financial Merchants Bancorp TeraWulf CompoSecure Pagaya Technologies Veritex Coastal Financial Triumph Financial First Foundation (NYSE:FFWM) and Customers Bancorp (NYSE:CUBI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and media sentiment. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FFWM or CUBI? 73.1% of First Foundation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of Customers Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of First Foundation shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Customers Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, FFWM or CUBI? First Foundation has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Customers Bancorp has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, FFWM or CUBI? Customers Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First Foundation. First Foundation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Customers Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFirst Foundation$545.12M0.79-$92.41M-$1.27-4.12Customers Bancorp$1.39B1.34$181.47M$3.9714.87 Do analysts rate FFWM or CUBI? Customers Bancorp has a consensus price target of $64.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.40%. Given Customers Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Customers Bancorp is more favorable than First Foundation.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score First Foundation 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Customers Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Is FFWM or CUBI more profitable? Customers Bancorp has a net margin of 10.51% compared to First Foundation's net margin of -13.06%. Customers Bancorp's return on equity of 11.64% beat First Foundation's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets First Foundation-13.06% -0.08% -0.01% Customers Bancorp 10.51%11.64%0.89% Does the media refer more to FFWM or CUBI? In the previous week, First Foundation and First Foundation both had 2 articles in the media. Customers Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat First Foundation's score of 0.59 indicating that Customers Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment First Foundation 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Customers Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCustomers Bancorp beats First Foundation on 15 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get First Foundation News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FFWM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FFWM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FFWM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFirst FoundationBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$432.53M$2.16B$11.94B$20.35BDividend YieldN/A2.52%5.62%3.77%P/E Ratio-4.1212.8919.7727.44Price / Sales0.792.4125.5135.36Price / Cash33.8312.8821.1121.76Price / Book0.451.312.194.48Net Income-$92.41M$143.71M$1.01B$987.98M7 Day Performance2.35%2.98%1.78%2.56%1 Month PerformanceN/A1.61%2.15%3.47%1 Year PerformanceN/A24.04%538.94%11.19% First Foundation Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FFWMFirst Foundation0.5615 of 5 stars$5.23+1.0%N/AN/A$432.53M$545.12M-4.12710News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeCUBICustomers Bancorp1.3754 of 5 stars$51.97+1.0%$64.00+23.1%+23.0%$1.64B$1.39B13.09640Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionPWPPerella Weinberg Partners1.2317 of 5 stars$17.79-0.5%$23.00+29.3%+22.3%$1.57B$878.04M-41.37600News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeCLBKColumbia Financial0.5077 of 5 stars$13.90+0.5%$16.00+15.1%-1.9%$1.46B$489.17M-695.00750Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMBINMerchants Bancorp4.2311 of 5 stars$31.39+0.3%$47.50+51.3%-17.6%$1.44B$645.08M5.77480Analyst DowngradeWULFTeraWulf3.4471 of 5 stars$3.74-2.6%$7.89+110.9%-5.2%$1.44B$140.05M-11.336Analyst RevisionCMPOCompoSecure1.3888 of 5 stars$13.97-0.7%$16.19+15.9%+108.4%$1.43B$420.57M-12.701,007Positive NewsPGYPagaya Technologies1.8134 of 5 stars$18.47-2.0%$20.50+11.0%+67.6%$1.40B$1.03B-3.64800Analyst ForecastInsider TradeVBTXVeritex4.4322 of 5 stars$24.30+0.5%$30.25+24.5%+24.0%$1.32B$435.91M11.91770Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeCCBCoastal Financial3.2822 of 5 stars$86.04+3.5%$105.00+22.0%+116.6%$1.29B$703.32M25.46380Positive NewsTFINTriumph Financial1.7375 of 5 stars$54.43-0.1%$68.20+25.3%-31.0%$1.27B$487.93M147.111,553Analyst RevisionHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Customers Bancorp Alternatives Perella Weinberg Partners Alternatives Columbia Financial Alternatives Merchants Bancorp Alternatives TeraWulf Alternatives CompoSecure Alternatives Pagaya Technologies Alternatives Veritex Alternatives Coastal Financial Alternatives Triumph Financial Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:FFWM) was last updated on 6/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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